Technical English for Professionals (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- know how to act in working life communication situations (e.g. presentations and meetings)
- know the most important vocabulary of their field of study
- can write job application documents and take part in a job interview

Content (course unit)

• Job applications
• Terminology of the students’ own field of study
• Meetings and negotiations
• Grammar as required

Prerequisites (course unit)

Working English for Engineers or equivalent skills.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The following areas need to be convered and the following tasks completed:

APPLYING FOR A JOB IN ENGLISH

You need to produce

- a skills based CV

- a job application

and take part in a job interview (in small groups in class)

PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE

- your skill will be checked in a test in December (explaining terminology to a non-professional and a reading comprehension)

PRESENTATION SKILLS

- you need to give a professional presentation in English either in the English class or elsewhere (this can take your grade up)

WRITING SKILLS

You need to produce

- an abstract

- a memo of a meeting

Assessment is based on continuous assessment (completing tasks on time and the level of them), the test, peer evaluation and self-evaluation

Guideline for attendance: 80%. Please send a polite message to Taru if you are unable to attend. In anbigous cases the attitude of the student to work and learning can make a difference.

Teaching methods

Workshops
Written and spoken tasks
Integration with other 3rd-year courses

Learning materials

Materials will be in Tabula.
Students are expected to search for and contribute material.

Further information

Guideline for attendance: 80%. Please send a polite message to Taru if you are unable to attend. In anbigous cases the attitude of the student to work and learning can make a difference.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Tasks not completed

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Tasks completed late or not according to the guidelines given.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Tasks completed and guidelines followed showing an ability to communicate understandably and appropriately. Understanding of professional texts is good.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Tasks completed and guidelines followed showing an ability to communicate understandably and appropriately. Understanding of professional texts is very good. The atttitude towards work and learning is exemplary.